This one might as well have been called the Due Respect Tour since it’s the convergence of a couple somewhat overlooked 1990s sonic titans from both sides of the pond for a big co-headlining North ...
Before Swervedriver reformed in the late ’00s, frontman Adam Franklin made music as a solo artist. The title of his first solo album, 2007’s Bolts of Melody, became the name of his backing band. Ten ...
Swervedriver‘s new covers EP is out tomorrow, offering up takes of Gene Clark’s “Think I’m Going to Feel Better” and The Supremes’ “Reflections” in their own particular shoegazy way. Adam Franklin and ...
Shoegaze mainstays Swervedriver are the latest band to take part in the Adult Swim Singles Program, which gives away a bunch of exclusive songs from a variety of artists every summer. Swervedriver ...
Swervedriver arrived in San Diego for the first date of a tour in support of their new album, I Wasn't Born To Lose You. Absent when they hit the stage was long-time bassist Steve George, who, ...
In the early 1990s, there was a certain otherworldly guitar sound that wasn't quite grunge and wasn't quite shoegazer. It was totally Swervedriver. Blasting a noisy kaleidoscope of guitar pedals, a ...
"It's certainly been a busy old year musically," explains Adam Franklin. No kidding. After releasing a solo disc with his band Bolts of Melody, he reunited with hallowed guitar avengers Swervedriver ...
The last 15 or 20 years have whizzed by, but hearing "Rave Down," from Swervedriver's terrific 1991 breakthrough Raise, still feels like a revelation. The track presciently fills the gap between ...
A plus side to shoegaze being so popular with younger artists right now is that it might incentivize older shoegaze bands to put out new music. Case in point: Swervedriver, the great '90s Creation ...
Ride aren't the only classic shoegaze band poised for a comeback in 2015: Swervedriver are hitting the road as they prepare to release their first album since the '90s. This doesn't come as a total ...